Opinion
Obamas release powerful statement in response to gun violence: “We are not helpless here” By Cody Fenwick / Salon
The Right Way to Understand White Nationalist Terrorism. By Kathleen Belew / NYT
From El Paso to Christchurch, a Racist Lie Is Fueling Terrorist Attacks. By Kelly Weill / Daily Beast
“Fascism Will Not Go Away by Itself”: George Ciccariello-Maher on Confronting White Supremacy. By Amy Goodman / Democracy Now
Remembering Toni Morrison: Four writers pay tribute to a great American novelist and groundbreaking intellect. / The New Republic
Pete Buttigieg: America ‘Under Attack From Homegrown White Nationalist Terrorists. By Mollie Reilly / HuffPost
Does Trump want a race war? Tim Wise on right-wing terrorism and our president. By Chauncey DeVega / Salon
Why Trump’s stoking of white racial resentment is effective – but makes all working-class Americans worse off. By Donald T. Tomaskovic-Devey and Eric Hoyt / The Conversation
Beto O’Rourke links El Paso shooting to Donald Trump’s ‘racist’ rhetoric – video / The Guardian
Trump puts minorities in his ‘basket of deplorables.’ By Jonathan Allen / NBC News
Donald Trump, Elijah Cummings, and the Definition of a Rodent. By Jelani Cobb / The New Yorker
A Racist Stuck in the Past. In Trump’s mind, it’s still 1989. By Paul Krugman / NYT
The Real Problem With Trump’s Rallies. By Kevin M. Kruse / NYT
Trump Makes Clear What Black Voters Had to Lose. David A. Graham / The Atlantic
Democrats Can Win by Running Against Trump’s Racism. By Steve Phillips / NYT
Virginia is proof that reparations for slavery can work. By Ken Woodley / Wash Post
The Poignant But Complicated Friendship of Joe Biden and Barack Obama. By Steven Levingston / Wash Post
It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism. The nation’s ideals are under attack, and it is up to all of us to defend them. By Ilhan Omar / NYT
How White Democrats Moved Left. Racial equity has become the defining issue of the moment. By David Brooks / NYT
Black Women Are Leaders in the Climate Movement. Environmentalism, in other words, is a black issue. By Heather McTeer Toney / NYT
Busing Worked in Louisville. So Why Are Its Schools Becoming More Segregated? By John Eligon / NYT
Race, History, and Memories of a Virginia Girlhood. Harvard University President looks back at the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in her home state. By Drew Gilpin Faust / The Atlantic
Denying Racism Supports It. Refusing to address and acknowledge the prejudices in our country is a big part of the problem. By Charles M. Blow / NYT
On Being Told to ‘Go Back.’ By Rann Miller / The Progressive
Black and Red: When modern conservatives associate activists of color with communism, they’re drawing on a racist history that goes back over 100 years. By Rebecca Onion / Slate
Two extraordinary exonerations show the failure of our justice system. By Editorial Board / Wash Post
